Airport time.. ~ Jordan Searle - My picks from 2011

Playak News Flash - January 16, 2012
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Airport time.. Martina Wegman - At Osaka airport atm, waiting for my connecting flight to Amsterdam, flying back home to cold wintery flat-lands! Had a mean time in New Zealand! Short but awesome trip! Back to the Netherlands to finish my studies and than will see what 2012 brings me!

Jordan Searle - My picks from 2011 Jordan Searle - It would be modest to say that 2011 was just a good year for us, having been fortunate enough to be awarded the Sir Edmund Hillary Adventure Grant, through SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand), having spent three months in the granite paradise of California's Sierra Nevada's ...

New Blog Site!! mtwhitewater.blogspot.com Martin Belden - When it was decided that we would be moving back to Montana, after an epic fail at trying to relocate to Portland, I began to worry that this would put a serious damper on my kayaking over the next few years while I finish school. However, ...

The Pelechuco: A Big Bowl Of Via CKS Squad - I have learned over the years that when you go on kayaking trips by yourself you can never be too sure what to expect.  I first met Cooper Lambla in Cusco Peru following a week of rolling solo through the heart of the Peruvian ...

(...) Project X and Diesel 80 Review Wavesport Blogs - If I were to ever get lucky, last week was the week, because when it rains, it POURS! While the Northwest has been in somewhat of a drought, we finally got some water, and I managed to have a five-day weekend. YES! A chance to get my Project X on a legitimate wave, and profess my love for my Diesel...

Jaunt Dvd - Watch Free Online! kayak4play - Hay Guys! Just checking in to let you know my second film JAUNT will be released FREE online on the 20th of Jan 2012 for those of you who have yet to see it. I just wanted to say a big BIG thank you to Leigh from kayak4play for helping get this one of the ground, ...

Herman Chalupsky beats record field in Durban surfski.info - Durban – The Borland Financial Services Surfski Challenge got the 2012 Varsity College Marine Surfski Series underway on Friday evening with the vastly experienced Herman Chalupsky leading the record field of over 350 surfski paddlers across the line in testing conditions.

Opposing Susitna Dam (AK) Am. Whitewater - American Whitewater has formally weighed in to oppose the Susitna Dam in Alaska. In July 2011 the Governor signed a bill formally initiating the process to construct a dam on one of the continent's largest free-flowing rivers. The state wasted no time in moving things along.

Appleby and Vela Launch Performance Padding SUP Connect - Candice Appleby and Anthony Vela launched their new business in style. In conjunction with i9 Media, Performancepaddling.com has features and content that will put it among the top websites in the industry.

Boardworks Announces Winners of Sup Move Contest SUP Connect - Dino Tassara and Noah Yap tied for first in the inaugural and highly contested sup move contest by Boardworks Surf. Mike Harvey, representing the stand up paddle river culture, came third.

Colorado River Flows â€" Round II! Kremmling Comments due January 17th. Am. Whitewater - The Bureau of Land Management's Kremmling Field Office (KFO) is currently seeking public comment on the future management of lands within the area. Their draft Resource Management Plan (dRMP) has far-reaching implications for the management of Off-Highway Vehicles, mineral ...

Ed Wheeler – SUP Surfing Ambassador SUP Surf - If you follow the SUP race scene here in Hawaii, there's a guy that is a fixture at most of the races. His name is Ed Wheeler and he's an all around nice guy. Ed and I were at the North Shore Paddle Challenge at Turtle Bay Resort in October 2011. I was fighting bronchitis/walking [...]

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